Now in their nineties, seven men and women who survived the Holocaust are having their portraits painted for a new exhibition at Buckingham Palace. Josh Glancy hears their testimonies
Kate Forbes MSP: ‘Tolerance can only exist between people who fundamentally disagree’
“To preach tolerance means you must be willing to speak to and be open to the views you do not share. Tolerance cannot exist when everyone agrees, so if anyone cares about tolerance in the Scotland of 2022, then we need to be more comfortable debating and discussing challenging issues with people who fundamentally disagree with us.”
On freedom of religion or belief, the UK government needs to turn its rhetoric to reality
“The fact is that we simply can’t afford to be religiously illiterate in today’s world. To be religiously illiterate in today’s world is simply to fail to understand how and why others act as they do.” – These are the words of Bishop Philip Mounstephen, the Bishop of Truro, speaking at the deferred 175th anniversary celebration of The National Club earlier this month.
